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like when the fbi tapped the phones of reporters that richard nixon didn't like, and sometimes the fbi was just used for the sake of j. edgar hoover's sad twisted little ends. when the fbi, yes, worked on crime, but under hoover the fbi worked on politics, too. the agency's efforts in the latter undermined everything the nation needed from the fbi on the former. that's why congress ordered reforms for the fbi after watergate. investigating crime while also secretly playing politics is a combination with a bad outcome. that's one of the things we learned from the scandal of the nixon administration and its downfall, but also from decades watching j. edgar hoover operate. last week we learned general david petraeus had an affair. the fbi discovered that affair over the summer while it was looking into something else. those revelations led to protest from members of congress that they had not been told sooner than last week, along with everyone else. they wanted to be notified about this. ranking democrat on the intelligence committee dianne feinstein says the fbi should have told congres
like when the fbi tapped the phones of reporters that richard nixon didn't like, and sometimes the fbi was just used for the sake of j. edgar hoover's sad twisted little ends. when the fbi, yes, worked on crime, but under hoover the fbi worked on politics, too. the agency's efforts in the latter undermined everything the nation needed from the fbi on the former. that's why congress ordered reforms for the fbi after watergate. investigating crime while also secretly playing politics is a...
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it's like nixon and kissinger. big foreign policy designs are made in the white house by tom donlon and the president and vice president. you have to figure out that piece as well as now the cia job as well as secretary clinton, who would like to say as soon as possible. she did before. as i keep saying, secretary panetta. this president has been served by two extraordinarily gifted secretaries of defense. leon panetta that came from cia and before that bob gates. finding someone of that caliber is a real challenge. they have done an extraordinary job at a very demanding time for our military. >> thank you very much. excellent stuff today. we'll have much more on the break being news about general petraeus after a little break. pit williams is following with breaking news from the supreme court. that help us pull it all together. from the things that hang and shine... ...to the things that sparkle and jingle. all while saving the things that go in our wallet. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home de
it's like nixon and kissinger. big foreign policy designs are made in the white house by tom donlon and the president and vice president. you have to figure out that piece as well as now the cia job as well as secretary clinton, who would like to say as soon as possible. she did before. as i keep saying, secretary panetta. this president has been served by two extraordinarily gifted secretaries of defense. leon panetta that came from cia and before that bob gates. finding someone of that...
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doing the me now is katie mcfarlane from nixon, ford nixon, ford, reagan administration's. what about now israel, hamas in the region? >> israel decide this is a make my day moment potentially of the north and has lot. with the muslim brotherhood and then that puts them into a position to make a pre-emptive strike against the nuclear site it doesn't have it iran's ability to retaliate. also the muslim brotherhood president will go to the gaza strip. also maybe going to the brotherhood of you have a war against them. lou: if you say that and did rapacious really is a gauge in conflict one would think he would be fearful of his well-being. >> but we look at him and say we got rid of the dictator that was pro america now we have a leader that is anti-american but there are more extreme people. if there is a fight to israel and its neighbors but watch egypt. that is what has kept peace 40 years. if the dip decides it will join the fight then the whole region goes up. lou: the muslim brotherhood creating complexities but militarily this would be a very foolish and reckless they
doing the me now is katie mcfarlane from nixon, ford nixon, ford, reagan administration's. what about now israel, hamas in the region? >> israel decide this is a make my day moment potentially of the north and has lot. with the muslim brotherhood and then that puts them into a position to make a pre-emptive strike against the nuclear site it doesn't have it iran's ability to retaliate. also the muslim brotherhood president will go to the gaza strip. also maybe going to the brotherhood of...
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he would tell the official story with movies like jfk and nixon. in his new project, the untold history of the united states, he challenges accepted view of american history. oliver stone joins me now. welcome back. >> thank you. >> i loved our last encounter. we had to bleep a few of your more outrageous comments but that's why i enjoyed it. let's talk about petraeus. unlike many people casting their verdict on him now, you did that before all this came out and you were pretty scathing about it. why were you not a fan of general petraeus? >> well, the american media has come up with this narrative that he's the american hero who betrayed by the woman, he takes the fall, it's classic. it sells well, it's a good soap opera but it's not true. i see no evidence of his heroism. there has been no success in iraq, the so-called surge has been overhyped by the media as a success when in fact, iraq was trashed almost from the beginning to the end and it was in worse shape when he left. he didn't leave it well. then when he went to afghanistan, first of all
he would tell the official story with movies like jfk and nixon. in his new project, the untold history of the united states, he challenges accepted view of american history. oliver stone joins me now. welcome back. >> thank you. >> i loved our last encounter. we had to bleep a few of your more outrageous comments but that's why i enjoyed it. let's talk about petraeus. unlike many people casting their verdict on him now, you did that before all this came out and you were pretty...
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i have had to undergo full-field fbi investigation into the nixon white house. they went to your college and everything else. that full field investigation, results went straight to the white house chief of staff. if the cia investigated its own new director and did not discover this affair in afghanistan, they ought to all be fired. if they did discover this, who did they send the report to? did the white house know? did they say, look, he had a problem over this. he had an affair, don't worry about it, it's over? that's what it sounds like to me. >> greta: he was supposed to report it immediately to the intel committee with such a high rank in national security. >> i mean -- that raises the question -- did the cia investigation interest petraeus miss this affair? because you have an affair like that, a general in bagram or somewhere -- that's all over the place. if you had an affair with an eob, it's all over the building. >> greta: i suspect it was talked about over there. i don't think it was -- probably, usually, they are not a big secret. >> they are not a
i have had to undergo full-field fbi investigation into the nixon white house. they went to your college and everything else. that full field investigation, results went straight to the white house chief of staff. if the cia investigated its own new director and did not discover this affair in afghanistan, they ought to all be fired. if they did discover this, who did they send the report to? did the white house know? did they say, look, he had a problem over this. he had an affair, don't worry...
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it was about richard nixon's attempt to rig an election and subvert the democratic process itself. are these guys such fanatics that they've forgotten the basic facts of their own country's history? >> yes. >> thank you. >> to put it shortly, yes, they have. martin, i assume you do and toure, i live in the reality-based community. >> amen. >> and i really wish that senators graham and mccain and others would immigrate over here to our side because susan rice -- this whole focus is on u.n. ambassador susan rice and what she said on the sunday shows saying that this -- the demonstrations that happened that led to the ultimate attack on the consulate in benghazi was a spontaneous demonstration from people upset about that video. now, what we know and have known for at least a couple weeks now, she was -- rice was speaking off the talking points provided to her and the house intelligence committee from the intelligence community, from the cia. and let me just read this one thing. the currently available information suggests that the demonstrations in benghazi were spontaneously inspire
it was about richard nixon's attempt to rig an election and subvert the democratic process itself. are these guys such fanatics that they've forgotten the basic facts of their own country's history? >> yes. >> thank you. >> to put it shortly, yes, they have. martin, i assume you do and toure, i live in the reality-based community. >> amen. >> and i really wish that senators graham and mccain and others would immigrate over here to our side because susan rice --...
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i have to undergo full field fbi investigation when i went into the nixon white house. they went back to your college that. full field investigation, results went straight to the white house chief of staff. few if the cia investigated its own new director and did not discover this affair in afghanistan, they ought to all be fired. and if they did discover this who, did they send the report to? did the white house know -- did they say, okay, he had a problem, he had an affair, don't worry about it, it's over? that -- >> greta: katherine says have you to report it immediately to the intel committees on capitol hill with such a high rank in national security. >> all right. that raises the question, did the cia investigation of petraeus miss this affair? because you have to -- a general over there, that's all over the place. he an affair -- it's all over the place. >> greta: i suspect it was talked about over there. i suspect. i don't think -- probably, those things are not usually a big secret. >> they are not a big secret. my guess is that the people who got the informati
i have to undergo full field fbi investigation when i went into the nixon white house. they went back to your college that. full field investigation, results went straight to the white house chief of staff. few if the cia investigated its own new director and did not discover this affair in afghanistan, they ought to all be fired. and if they did discover this who, did they send the report to? did the white house know -- did they say, okay, he had a problem, he had an affair, don't worry about...
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i think richard nixon proved that back in 1960. >> rick: you lose with grace and hopefully you win with humility. did you see that from the president? >> well, the president said in advance -- i know i could win and i know i could lose. i think the president won with a recognition that, look, this wasn't 2008. he doesn't have a democratic congress. if he's going to get anything done at all in the next four years, he's going to have to find a way to work with republicans and frankly, house republicans are going to have to find a way to work with him. >> rick: i asked folks on twitter and facebook to tell me what their sort of take aways were from the election, what lessons need to be learned or should be learned. a couple things, i'd love for you to respond. these are conservatives who answered my question. but carla said that she thinks republicans have to be willing to vote even if they aren't in favor of the actual candidate. republican candidate, that is. michael says that america has gone from a center right to a center left country. and dustin says he learned a campaign based on at
i think richard nixon proved that back in 1960. >> rick: you lose with grace and hopefully you win with humility. did you see that from the president? >> well, the president said in advance -- i know i could win and i know i could lose. i think the president won with a recognition that, look, this wasn't 2008. he doesn't have a democratic congress. if he's going to get anything done at all in the next four years, he's going to have to find a way to work with republicans and frankly,...
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the watergate break-in, nixon's first term. the actual iran contra deal, reagan's first term. bill clinton's liaison with lewinsky, first term. the actual plame leaks, first term. so if the obama team was going to mess up, history suggests, they already did. maybe it's something that has made headlines already, but maybe not. remember, the lewinsky scandal didn't surface until 1998. maybe the obama administration will make its own history and avoid a second-term scandal. but if not, disney world may seem very appealing. you know, it was interesting, in the president's news conference, he said he was well aware of the history of presidential overreach in second terms. that's a little bit of a different subject, but you get the sense that anyone that much aware of presidential history knows that second-term scandals can be a problem and most likely will be really, really careful. wolf? >> john berman, thank you. good history lesson for all of us. remember, you can follow what's
the watergate break-in, nixon's first term. the actual iran contra deal, reagan's first term. bill clinton's liaison with lewinsky, first term. the actual plame leaks, first term. so if the obama team was going to mess up, history suggests, they already did. maybe it's something that has made headlines already, but maybe not. remember, the lewinsky scandal didn't surface until 1998. maybe the obama administration will make its own history and avoid a second-term scandal. but if not, disney...
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we learned recently that president obama in august of 2011 was kind of ready to do a nixon goes to china moment on entitlements and i think that's still on the table. have real entitlement reform. on taxes it's as bill clinton said. it's simple math. spending is at 24% of gdp. taxes are at about 15% of gdp right now. even the most conservative member of congress only proposes to bring spending down to say 20% or even 19% of gdp. you still have a 4% to 5% gap. that represents hundreds of billions of dollars that has to be made up. even if you assume growth could get back to 3%, that won't make up the gap. so taxes have to be on the table. there's no way to get around that if you want to actually deal with the fiscal crisis that we have. and what is most heartening to me is to learn today that the president is willing to take this show on the road, to go out into the states and make the case and actually reinforce that mandate he has and make republicans realize that those that want to work with him will be rewarded as people who are trying to solve people, those that want to obstruct will
we learned recently that president obama in august of 2011 was kind of ready to do a nixon goes to china moment on entitlements and i think that's still on the table. have real entitlement reform. on taxes it's as bill clinton said. it's simple math. spending is at 24% of gdp. taxes are at about 15% of gdp right now. even the most conservative member of congress only proposes to bring spending down to say 20% or even 19% of gdp. you still have a 4% to 5% gap. that represents hundreds of...
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the president won both the electoral and the popular votes by wider margins than presidents kennedy nixon carter or george w. bush ever did. so does that give him a mandate? well, for that, let's take a quick trip down memory lane to 2004. >> president bush ran forthright on a clear agenda for this nation's future and the nation responded by giving him a mandate. >> jennifer: a mandate you say? president obama's 126 electoral vote margin is way more than bush and cheney's 34-vote spread in 2004 but the republicans still say he doesn't have a mandate. unbelievable. 3.3 million votes so far on the popular vote side. he doesn't have a mandate? not only that, democrats have an even bigger majority in the senate than last term. they should be able to push the president's agenda through right? well, not exactly. enter the filibuster. that's the rule that allows the senate minority to kill a bill by basically stalling unless 60 senators vote to end the debate. last session republicans used it more than ever. in fact, use of the filibuster doubled over the last two decades and the biggest increas
the president won both the electoral and the popular votes by wider margins than presidents kennedy nixon carter or george w. bush ever did. so does that give him a mandate? well, for that, let's take a quick trip down memory lane to 2004. >> president bush ran forthright on a clear agenda for this nation's future and the nation responded by giving him a mandate. >> jennifer: a mandate you say? president obama's 126 electoral vote margin is way more than bush and cheney's 34-vote...
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neil: when you are under president nixon, even when the administrations were competing, they thought that was okay. they thought they were doing better for the country. >> the fbi did it to prove the job. they did the internal pursuit of espionage in this country. they operated abroad. sometimes these lines might cross. i did not come across it during the watergate period. neil: we are not after that. this is a scandal that grows in your opinion? or not? >> you know, i endorsed governor romney. but i would like now to the new administration could start without avoidable controversy. but the information was known at a high-level, it is a matter that the countries want to look into. on the whole, i would like to focus on the future. to not have beginning of administration. that would be my attitude. this evidence developed of the major capacity, there will be consequences. neil: we are going to take a quick break. the middle east and israel. you have hamas, you have a rom, here we go again. coming up after this neil: welcome back. i know we have our own fiscal cliff to deal with and th
neil: when you are under president nixon, even when the administrations were competing, they thought that was okay. they thought they were doing better for the country. >> the fbi did it to prove the job. they did the internal pursuit of espionage in this country. they operated abroad. sometimes these lines might cross. i did not come across it during the watergate period. neil: we are not after that. this is a scandal that grows in your opinion? or not? >> you know, i endorsed...
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>> and the presidential candidate since nixon have had the press against nem, they've found a way to overcome it and that was romney's major failing, he didn't overcome what was obvious going in. >> jon: all right. next on news watch, momentum this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and en treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero hearurn. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. our unique brush head cleans in three directions with up to 50% more brush movements than leading sonic technology. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. >>> as i kid i spent all my time in jersey shore and northern part of the state come 60 miles across. everybody in the middle part of my stated goes to the beach. so, i was kind of raised on the shore. >> jon: that is vice president joe biden speaking after getting a firsthand view of some of the destruct
>> and the presidential candidate since nixon have had the press against nem, they've found a way to overcome it and that was romney's major failing, he didn't overcome what was obvious going in. >> jon: all right. next on news watch, momentum this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and en treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [...
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>> and the presidential candidate since nixon have had the press against nem, they've found a way to overcome it and that was romney's major failing, he didn't overcome what was obvious going in. >> jon: all right. next on news watch, momentum events to remember from this week in history. s great rewars for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small busins earns 2% cash back on every purchase, ery day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? zoo... >>> as i kid i spent all my time in jersey shore and northern part of the state come 60 miles across. everybody in the middle part of my stated goes to the beach. so, i was kind of raised on the shore. >> jon: that is vice president joe biden speaking after getting a firsthand view of some of the destruction from hurricane sandy. he also celebrated his 70th birthday. othe
>> and the presidential candidate since nixon have had the press against nem, they've found a way to overcome it and that was romney's major failing, he didn't overcome what was obvious going in. >> jon: all right. next on news watch, momentum events to remember from this week in history. s great rewars for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small busins earns 2% cash back on every purchase, ery day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle...
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it's just -- it's just one of those, just like kennedy and nixon. one of those rivalries. >> i understand. we can figure these things out. thanks, chuck. chuck todd at the white house. >>> now joining us is u.s. congressman james clyburn from south carolina, member of the house leadership. let's talk about the real politics of equity, fairness, real democratic values, congressman. you're in the leadership. you're going to make the call. does the president have to win -- i think he has to -- does he have to win on making sure the wealthy of this country get back to paying what they paid under clinton? >> absolutely. he's just absolutely got to win that. and i think he will win that. but let me say, chris, thank you so much for having me. may i say something about susan rice? >> sure. >> i have a real, real problem with my senior senator trying to make her a scapegoat in this. susan rice's roots are in florence, south carolina, that i got the opportunity to serve for almost 20 years in the congress. her father, who -- emmitt, born in florence, didn't
it's just -- it's just one of those, just like kennedy and nixon. one of those rivalries. >> i understand. we can figure these things out. thanks, chuck. chuck todd at the white house. >>> now joining us is u.s. congressman james clyburn from south carolina, member of the house leadership. let's talk about the real politics of equity, fairness, real democratic values, congressman. you're in the leadership. you're going to make the call. does the president have to win -- i think...
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nixon had watergate, clinton had lewinsky, barack obama, well, he's gotten off scot-free, and this is making the republicans absolutely livid, he writes. republicans are not going to get the watergate this time around. senator harry reid wrote a letter to john mccain and lindsey graham saying a select committee for investigation will not happen. the time for phoney outrage is over. republicans need to get back to the real problems facing americans. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, will the gop stop their witch hunt on benghazi? text a for yes, b for no to 622639. you can go to our blog and leave a comment. and we'll bring you results later on in the show. joining me now is retired colonel lawrence wilkerson, former chief of staff during colin powell's term. currently a visiting professor at the college of william and mary. colonel, good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be here, ed. >> take us down the road of talking points. do we see unified talking points? is this common practice that the intel committee will get together to brief t
nixon had watergate, clinton had lewinsky, barack obama, well, he's gotten off scot-free, and this is making the republicans absolutely livid, he writes. republicans are not going to get the watergate this time around. senator harry reid wrote a letter to john mccain and lindsey graham saying a select committee for investigation will not happen. the time for phoney outrage is over. republicans need to get back to the real problems facing americans. get your cell phones out. i want to know what...
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[ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> "the young turks" coming up nixon with explosions and anger. >> all security centers-- [ explosion ] [ sirens ] >> it's going on now. we're going to duck a little bit bit. whoa, there is another one there. you probably can see it. >> the media and israel and everybody under fire here. what's next for israel and hamas? we'll break it down right here. and it's kind of puts our own thanksgiving in perspective, but we will say to you about our thanksgiving attention walmart shoppers. >> the country's biggest retailer may be in for a black friday blackout. walmart workers at 1,000 locations angry that stores are opening at 8:00 a.m. on thanksgiving, thinking about strike. >> when you hear how walmart treats their workers, you might fight back also. >> i just wanted to meet you and say he cut me off right away, started shaking his finger in my face, tell your dad not to use my name to make money. >> plus we have an awesome elbow of the day today. we have michael hastings time tricia rose time and now we have go time. >> cenk usinger is taking much needed vacation time but w
[ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> "the young turks" coming up nixon with explosions and anger. >> all security centers-- [ explosion ] [ sirens ] >> it's going on now. we're going to duck a little bit bit. whoa, there is another one there. you probably can see it. >> the media and israel and everybody under fire here. what's next for israel and hamas? we'll break it down right here. and it's kind of puts our own thanksgiving in perspective, but we will say to you...
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jfk, lyndon johnson, nixon -- they were afraid to fire hoover because he had black mail material on them. that is not a good thing. host: what is the fallout for all this? guest: the petraeus matter will not affect any of that. there have been many conflicting explanations about what happened in benghazi, beginning with the state department saying it was a terrorist attack. president obama said it was a video. susan rice said the same thing. there is a lot of smoke that should be cleared up. host: ronald kessler, written several pieces about all of this. thank you for being here. the debates over avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff with evan bayh. then we will discuss global reaction to president obama's second term. but first in news update. guest: more on the david petraeus story. the agent that launched the investigation was barred from taking part in the case over the summer because of concerns that he was personally involved in the case. the agent continued to press the matter and relate his concerns to a member of congress. congress returns today and will try to work out how to avo
jfk, lyndon johnson, nixon -- they were afraid to fire hoover because he had black mail material on them. that is not a good thing. host: what is the fallout for all this? guest: the petraeus matter will not affect any of that. there have been many conflicting explanations about what happened in benghazi, beginning with the state department saying it was a terrorist attack. president obama said it was a video. susan rice said the same thing. there is a lot of smoke that should be cleared up....
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>> and the presidential candidate since nixon have had the press against nem, they've found a way to overcome it and that was romney's major failing, he didn't overcome what was obvious going in. >> jon: all right. next on news watch, momentum >>> as i kid i spent all my time in jersey shore and northern part of the state come 60 miles across. everybody in the middle part of my stated goes to the beach. so, i was kind of raised on the shore. >> jon: that is vice president joe biden speaking after getting a firsthand view of some of the destruction from hurricane sandy. he also celebrated his 70th birthday. other notable anniversaries. 1963 becoming the iconic phrase, four score and seven years, president abraham lincoln delivered the gettysburg address. this photo taken a few hours before his famous speech. >> hundred years later, president john f. kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade. the media coverage of that event will always be questioned. also this week the jew dictionary committee in the house of representatives begin impeachment of built clinton. a month later
>> and the presidential candidate since nixon have had the press against nem, they've found a way to overcome it and that was romney's major failing, he didn't overcome what was obvious going in. >> jon: all right. next on news watch, momentum >>> as i kid i spent all my time in jersey shore and northern part of the state come 60 miles across. everybody in the middle part of my stated goes to the beach. so, i was kind of raised on the shore. >> jon: that is vice...
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nixon had watergate, clinton had lewinsky, barack obama, well, he's gotten off scot-free, and this is making the republicans absolutely livid, he writes. republicans are not going to get the watergate this time around. senator harry reid wrote a letter to john mccain and lindsey graham saying a select committee for investigation will not happen. the time for phoney outrage is over. republicans need to get back to the real problems facing americans. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, will the gop stop their witch hunt on benghazi? text a for yes, b for no to 622639. you can go to our blog and leave a comment. and we'll bring you results later on in the show. joining me now is retired colonel lawrence wilkerson, former chief of staff during colin powell's term. currently a visiting professor at the college of william and mary. colonel, good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be here, ed. >> take us down the road of talking points. do we see unified talking points? is this common practice that the intel committee will get together to brief t
nixon had watergate, clinton had lewinsky, barack obama, well, he's gotten off scot-free, and this is making the republicans absolutely livid, he writes. republicans are not going to get the watergate this time around. senator harry reid wrote a letter to john mccain and lindsey graham saying a select committee for investigation will not happen. the time for phoney outrage is over. republicans need to get back to the real problems facing americans. get your cell phones out. i want to know what...
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louis powell, who was a corporate attorney named to the supreme court by richard nixon, actually wrote a memo and said, we're getting killed. business is getting killed politically by the environmental movement, by the labor movement, by the women's movement, by the consumer movement, ralph nader and those guys. he said, business you have to get to washington, take to high ground. and sure enough, literally within months, the business roundtable was formed, national association of manufacturers moved their headquarters to washington. there were 175 companies when powell wrote his memo, that had lobbying offices in washington. several years later, there were 2,400, 50,000 people working for business trade. they stuffed the consumer movement. they got deregulation. they got tax cuts, all kinds of things. so the power shift tilted the policy towards business, towards the wealthy. that started in the late '70s literally when you and i were there. at the same time, you had what i call wedge economics in the economy. used to be that the prosperity, the growth of american productivity was sha
louis powell, who was a corporate attorney named to the supreme court by richard nixon, actually wrote a memo and said, we're getting killed. business is getting killed politically by the environmental movement, by the labor movement, by the women's movement, by the consumer movement, ralph nader and those guys. he said, business you have to get to washington, take to high ground. and sure enough, literally within months, the business roundtable was formed, national association of manufacturers...
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had you not had a watergate committee, the nixon administration was lying to the american people. they were lying to the american people and if you go back and look at it and had there not been a broad based committee of bipartisan people, fred thompson was the staff director, the american people would have never known. iran-contra had you not done that. and if you recall the valerie plain issue? they had a special prosecutor they did. >> we're not looking to put people in jail. but i think the american people need to know. and not just ice -- this committee, that committee. you need people from the judiciary, foreign relations committee, from the armed services committee and from the government operation committee and some like peter king from homeland security committee. >> what was your reaction to president obama at his news conference when he felt like republicans senators were beating up unnecessarily on susan rice? >> i think the republican senators were right in raising the question of why did soup rice go on five stations, five or six days after that -- and i don't think
had you not had a watergate committee, the nixon administration was lying to the american people. they were lying to the american people and if you go back and look at it and had there not been a broad based committee of bipartisan people, fred thompson was the staff director, the american people would have never known. iran-contra had you not done that. and if you recall the valerie plain issue? they had a special prosecutor they did. >> we're not looking to put people in jail. but i...